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They were small, possibly from a too fine of a milling. It wasn’t bad just first 3 pints had one or two specs but are now pouring clear.

Good news, beer came out great! Bad news, got some grain floaties in the glass. Anyone else had this issue and troubleshooted?

Good to know! Think I’m going to add that one to the Christmas list.

Thanks all! Has anyone used the corny chillers / did that reduce foaming issues during chilling?

Thanks, I thought about doing that but didn't want to remove the foam trap. In hindsight I had no issue with foam during the boil but dear lord did I have a mess when I went to chill (nonstop foam).

2 questions for you all: Is anyone using Rice Hulls in there Z brews? For items like sugar and lactose. where are you adding them? Into the Adjuncts (hop cages) or directly in the grain bed? I put it in an empty hop cage last brew.

Blichmann Beer Gun V2 For Sale! I will also include an attachment that allows for a seperate CO2 connection so that your purge PSI and filling PSI can be different. Asking $70 + shipping.

before I do something I regret.... whats the largest amount of grains you all have used in your Z? I am looking at using 12.69 at the moment.

I shoot for 65-70 on everything but lagers but I can say the have creeped up to about 72 here and there without I’ll effects. For lagers I try to be really strict on not going over 66 F. Will let it get up to 69 F toward the very end for diacytal rest. Average lager temp is 63 F

Thanks that’s good to know!

Not sure what model, bought them about a year or so ago. Used but working outside of needing more frequent battery changes (every 2-3 batches now).

I am not sure what model mine is but I bought it about 8 months ago. Also have an adapter that allows you to do separate filling and keg pressures I'll toss in.

I know, I know - you can't rush good beer. Unless you over commit for a Halloween party.... I brewed a DIPA using K-97 last night for it to be ready to serve in 10 days. Yikes right? Usually for these NEIPA / DIPAs I don't sweat that time frame in a pinch (obviously more time is better). I can...

O.G. Was 1.053 and F.G. 1.013. Carbonation stone usually only takes 48 hours to carb but after initial 48 hrs it’s been sitting on gas for another 8-9 days. I just purged it let it sit for 10 min and now it tastes very carbonated. Possibly it’s over carved and the line is too short gassing it...

So I brewed an Oktoberfest and have been using my typical carbonation method on it (carb stone on the corny keg lid). For some reason I just can’t get it to taste full carbonated. It’s weird like on the tongue there is some carb bite and it’s got a LOT of head but it still just on the initial...

No problem!

It seems to vary by hop but 2 weeks just seems to be the sweet spot on my NEIPAs and after that I have gotten some grassy notes (this is with Citra, Mosaic, Cashmere). Cascade is the worst offender for me, it may have been a bad lot of them but man they just had this herbal tea flavor after they...

Sure! I usually oxygenate, seal it up, and add the spuding valve right after pitching and let that get up to 10-14 psi naturally at temps of 63-69 F and purge it down to 5 psi through out the first day then let it crawl back up and repeat. By day 2 or so I dial the valve in around 10 psi. I do...

What were the off flavors? I am curious since I was thinking about doing a cider with it as well. I may have never tasted them because if they are fruity they made add to the NEIPA.

I have been doing all of my beers under pressure in a corny (or larger) and have loved the results. For dry hopping I add the hops in a stainless steel mesh container to another sanitized keg, purge the hell out of it, then do a closed transfer in to it. I will serve out of that keg for 2 weeks...